Chapter 2021: Extra: A Brand New Life 136 Chapter 2021: Extra: A Brand New Life 136 “We’ve done a lot of work with her but haven’t seen any improvements. We know where the problem lies–it’s her mother. We can’t rush this–but with only a hundred days left until the university entrance exam, time waits for no one, Mr. Zhou. Do you have any good ideas?” the homeroom teacher asked, shifting the topic.

Zhou Ping didn’t have any good ideas, but he wasn’t worried at all and even chuckled, “Isn’t there still five hundred points? That’s pretty good. Back in my day, I even passed with just two or three hundred points.”

The homeroom teacher was exasperated, “Mr. Zhou, that’s not the point…”

Zhou Ping laughed and said, “Teacher, I understand what you mean, but I still want to follow our Yao Yao’s pace. Although she might not be able to attend a top university which is unfortunate and might let the school down, Yao Yao is just one child, and she shouldn’t carry so much burden. You also know Yao Yao’s situation is special now; she can’t be pressured, otherwise, you wouldn’t be calling parents in to discuss this. Right now, the best thing is for her to find her way out slowly on her own.”

The homeroom teacher said a lot more, but Zhou Ping stuck to his opinion, impervious to change, and eventually, the homeroom teacher could only give up, sighing continuously.

It was as if he had already seen that City No. 1 Middle School wouldn’t have a top scorer in the university entrance exam this year.

When they left the office, since it wasn’t a school day, Zhou Ping wanted to take the little girl home immediately. But seeing that she was still downcast, he thought about it and didn’t go straight home. Instead, he found a nearby milk tea shop, took the little girl inside, bought her a milk tea, and sat with her as she drank.

The little girl clutched her milk tea, biting on her straw quietly, her head still down, without looking at Zhou Ping. Only after a long while of silence did she lift her little head and said to Zhou Ping, “I’m sorry, brother.”

“What nonsense are you saying? Where have you wronged me?” Zhou Ping smiled and pushed some small pastries toward the little girl, urging her to eat.

The little girl didn’t eat, still holding her oversized cup of milk tea, “You got scolded because of me.”

“That’s not really being scolded,” Zhou Ping found it funny, “What’s on your mind? Stop thinking about it. I didn’t feel scolded. As for you, don’t take what your teacher said to heart. Whether you can get into university or not, it doesn’t matter to us at home. If you really want to go to university and can’t get in, it’s not that we don’t have other options. At worst, we’ll just send you overseas to study. It’s nothing worth overthinking about, alright?”

His voice unintentionally turned into a cajole, especially tender.

The little girl looked at him, blinked for a while, and then asked, “Brother, which university did you attend?” He looked very smart; she didn’t understand how he said he used to only score two or three hundred points.

“Me?,” Zhou Ping leaned back, took up his milk tea with one hand, and took a nonchalant sip, “I was a bad student and couldn’t get into any university initially. Later, with the help of my two good friends, whom I’ve told you about before, Xue Yan and Jiang Yue, I managed to get into S University. I got my master’s there too, and that’s the main reason why our family decided to relocate our company to S City. I decided to develop my career there, and indeed my decision was not wrong; that’s why our company is doing so well now. But the competition is really fierce. Once your university entrance exam is over, regardless of whether or not you get into university, and regardless of where you get in, we’re all moving to S City. Running back and forth like this is too much trouble.”